Portugal vs South Asia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Portugal
9.4%
in 2024
South Asia
3.4%
in 2024
Portugal rank
44th
South Asia rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Portugal
- South Asia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9.4% against 3.4% in South Asia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 41st of 163 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 2.1% | 5.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 2.2% | 6.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 2.9% | 6.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Portugal or South Asia?
- Portugal, at 9.4% against 3.4% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Portugal and South Asia?
- 6.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South Asia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Portugal ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 41st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.